College of Forestry
Stream habitat and biotic community responses to “natural channel design” stream restorations in the Catskill Mountains of New York
Principle Investigators:
- Barry Baldigo, U.S. Geological Survey
- Dr. Milo Richmond, Cornell University
Additional Collaborators:
- Anne Gallagher-Ernst
Stream restoration using “Natural Channel Design” techniques are becoming increasingly popular. A before-after control-impact (BACI) study was initiated in 1999 to assess a series of NCD restoration along Catskill streams. The U.S. Geological Survey has surveyed stream habitat, fish communities, and invertebrate communities in these streams for the last eight years to rigorously assess the effects of these channel restoration efforts on stream ecosystems.